General noncompliance with the privacy, security, and transaction regulations result in in $100 fine per violation, up to $25,000 per violation for identical violations in a calendar year. Specific to the Privacy Rule , a $50,000 fine and imprisonment for one year for intentional disclosures.
The brief, decisive war with Spain transformed the United States into a two-ocean empire. In addition to occupying Cuba, Washington annexed Puerto Rico and Hawaii and seized control of Guam and the Philippines.
Cuba Becomes United States Protectorate Cuba had been occupied since the U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War. On June 12th, the Cuban constitutional convention adopted a resolution that prohibited Cuba from entering into any agreement that would limit its independence.